Baseball Falls At Embry-Riddle 13-5

OVERVIEW – EMBRY-RIDDLE

SCORES: Embry-Riddle Eagles 13, Northwood Timberwolves 5

RECORDS: Northwood 0-7, Embry-Riddle 9-6

LOCATION: Sliwa Stadium – Daytona Beach, Fla.

RECAP: Embry-Riddle rides a seven-run fifth inning to a 13-5 win over Northwood baseball Saturday (March 2).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood got on the board first in the opening inning on a Myles Beale sacrifice fly to score Logan Voth and put the Timberwolves on top 1-0.
• NU had the bases loaded with no one out in the first but were only able to plate that single run.
• After Embry-Riddle tied the score in the bottom of the second, the Eagles plated three more in the bottom of the third to take a 4-1 lead.
• Beale got his second RBI of the day in the top of the fifth, connecting on a solo home run to make the score 4-2.
• Later in the inning, Northwood got within one on a Joey Johnston sac fly.
• Embry-Riddle responded with the key inning of the game in the bottom of the fifth, plating seven runs to turn a one-run game into an 11-3 Eagle advantage.
• Alex Jarboe came off the bench to connect on a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 11-5.
• The Eagles brought home a pair in the bottom of the eighth to close out the scoring.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 5/7/1, Embry-Riddle: 13/13/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Embry-Riddle: 9
• Winning Pitcher – Justin Webster (1-0): 3 1/3 IP, 4 H, R, 4 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (0-1): 2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs
• Jarboe: 1-2, HR, 2 RBIs
• Evan Wiegand: 2-3

UP NEXT

• Northwood will take on Winona State Sunday (March 3). Game time is set for 10 a.m.